Lizzy's Mom

A girl named Lizzy was staying at my home over the Christmas and New Year period when she suddenly learned that her mother was having health problems and that she needed to return home immediately.
She was deeply affected by it, and the whole situation gave the holidays a very different, much sadder atmosphere. I happened to be sitting at my instrument, playing partly as a way to release some of that emotion.
That moment, and the sadness surrounding it, became the beginning of this piece.